Problem Solving Worksheet

Recommended for Kindergarten — High School

Name: ____________________Date: ____________

Instructions: Working through multi-step puzzles and choosing the right strategy.

20 problems

Each box holds 9 pencils. How many pencils are in 2 boxes?
There are 40 apples. 15 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 11 cookies. 5 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
Each box holds 4 apples. How many apples are in 8 boxes?
Each box holds 4 stickers. How many stickers are in 4 boxes?
Each box holds 9 stickers. How many stickers are in 8 boxes?
There are 59 cookies. 58 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
72 pencils are shared equally among 6 students. How many pencils does each student get?
Each box holds 9 apples. How many apples are in 7 boxes?
Each box holds 9 apples. How many apples are in 5 boxes?
Each box holds 4 apples. How many apples are in 11 boxes?
Each box holds 3 apples. How many apples are in 11 boxes?
Each box holds 7 marbles. How many marbles are in 2 boxes?
There are 47 apples. 15 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 48 stickers. 29 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
8 cookies are shared equally among 4 students. How many cookies does each student get?
12 apples are on the table. 6 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
24 pencils are shared equally among 3 students. How many pencils does each student get?
There are 39 cookies. 13 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 19 cookies. 13 are taken away. How many cookies are left?